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North Korea said it wants Mike Pompeii %HESITATION out of nuclear talks hours after announcing its first weapons tests since talks with the U. S. broke down on Thursday KCNA the north's official state media call to replace Pompeii %HESITATION would someone quote more careful and mature and communicating the north said the new weapons tests was overseen by leader Kim Jong un featuring what it called a tactical guided weapon both moves maybe attempts to ramp up pressure on Washington after Kim gave a year end deadline for the US to change its approach to talks the Pentagon confirmed Thursday that the north conducted some sort of test but appeared to play down concerns yeah I'm not gonna go into the detailed intelligence school the way I'd characterize it is it's not a ballistic missile okay and then %HESITATION , also there's no change to our posture order operations the U. S. North Korea summit in February ended without an agreement state media quoted a senior north Korean officials saying that failure was a lesson talks to go wrong quote whenever Pompeii %HESITATION pokes his nose in as Reuters joys came in Seoul explains the weapons test has domestic value as well last week came virtually admitted what the public already knows that the Hon we summoned once in a great success is he has been looking to reduce your dose at home that even though St St still remain they are still secure and strong also Kim is sending a message to president trump North Korea will not bow down and we'll go its own way North Korea did not share details on whether the weapon tested was a missile but the use of the word tactical implies a short range or conventional weapon as opposed to the long range ballistic missiles that have been seen as a threat to the US KCNA added that the missile had a peculiar motive guiding flight and the powerful warhead this comes as Kim vowed last year that North Korea would stop nuclear tests and launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles because Pyongyang's nuclear capabilities have been quote verified